Tag: Donkeyskin

Marilag and Meghan round out their third season with a Fables video game: Wolf Among Us! This is less of an adaptation but more of "what happened to Donkeyskin after the Happily Ever After? We're a bit sad to see Donkeyskin go, but also will be happy to do a happier tale. Don't Forget To Vote for… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 6: Wolf Among Us

Mari and Meg watch one of the most bonker movies they have ever seen ? Peau d'Âne, the French 1970 Donkeyskin adaptation! This movie is SURPRISINGLY a musical ? what?! And has such great songs as "Daughters shouldn't marry their fathers." We will also be putting up our poll for season 5 this week ? go… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 5: Peau d’Ane

Meghan and Mari finally have a lost episode, so this episode they try to recall what happened in Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey. Which wasn't as hard as it sounds! This book led to several tangents, especially as we discuss elemental magic, as well as a deep dive into how the cover looks! Plus we… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 4: Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey

Mari and Meg watch Jim Henson's The Storyteller episode of Donkeyskin, where at least the dad kind of looks like he doesn't want to marry his daughter? Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Tuesday for a new episode! Thank you to BenSound for our… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 3: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller

Meg and Mari tackle one of the most difficult books they've ever read, content wise, on today's episode. Their first adaptation of Donkeyskin is Deerskin by Fableulous favorite, Robin McKinley! The Amazing Robin looked at Donkeyskin and went I CAN MAKE IT HORRIFIC! All jokes aside, the content of this adaptation includes rape, incest, miscarriages, and the… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 2: Deerskin by Robin McKinley

Marilag and Meghan are back to discuss a disturbing and almost nauseating French fairy tale: Donkeyskin by Charles Perrault. Mari discusses the true story the fairy tale is perhaps based on, and Meghan keeps her head in her hands as she tries to figure out the moral of the story. They discuss the alternate versions… Continue reading Season 3, Episode 1: Donkeyskin!

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Fableulous Retellings Podcast has done an overhaul in its episodes! Instead of picking a specific fairy tale to talk about, we are now moving forward with seasonal themes. For season 8, we are traipsing down to the Underworld! We’ll be delving into some Hades and Persephone myths, as well looking into other versions of Underworld shenanigans.